Farnham Common Infant School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Slough, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

2.53

1.72

2.66

2.27

All

6.51

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Farnham Common Infant School is a primary school in Slough, Buckinghamshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Farnham Common Infant School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	6.51 mi
Reception 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2022	2.269 mi
Reception 2021	2.664 mi
Reception 2020	1.72 mi
Reception 2019	2.534 mi
Reception 2018	2.197 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 6 of the 8 earlier Reception years.
The last distance swung sharply between some years of Reception entry.
Reception 2026 had 41 first-choice applications for 44 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
10 of the 69 applications (14%) for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Buckinghamshire, and 3 offers went to them.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Beaconsfield Road, Farnham Common, Slough, SL2 3HS
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–7
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 165 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 6.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025

Strengths

“Pupils are proud of their school.”
“They welcome visitors warmly, introduce themselves politely and ask sensible questions.”
“Strong relationships ensure that they feel secure and well cared for.”

To improve

“However, despite this ambition, there are weaknesses in the teaching of reading.”
“This affects pupils’ achievement.”
“Until recently, the school has not given enough attention or support to pupils who have fallen behind with their reading.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 41 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 41 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.

Farnham Common Junior School 0.2 mi School remains Good
The Stoke Poges School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
Dropmore Infant School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
Fulmer Infant School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Peter's Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The Gerrards Cross CofE School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
Lent Rise School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published